Beware.. The South London Lover Boy.
Lyrics of Beware.. The South London Lover Boy. by RAYE
Intro
Deep in the heart of the South London concrete jungle
There lives a strange creature
Beware, the South London lover boy
Hook
Girls, stay safe out there
Best you stay prepared
He′s a South London lover boy
Hook
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) beware
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) and be wary
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) it's oh so scary
Verse
He′ll Lime Bike to your doorstep
Spliff hanging off his lips
He'll grab your arse and squeeze it
Before he leans in for a kiss
Verse
He's just so charismatic
And he talks as if he′s doing road
And he says, "I′m too toxic for you, darling
But when we kiss, it feels like home"
Chorus
Beware (won't you beware?)
The South London lover boy (the South London lover boy)
They′ll know where to find you (they'll know where to find you)
Especially early when you′re home alone too
Chorus
Beware (beware, beware)
He'll pull up on you in an all-black car
And start reading you poems out the window
He′s not looking for a heart, just your pillow to rest his head
Hook
Girls, stay safe out there
Best you stay prepared
He's a South London lover boy
Hook
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) beware
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) he's so aimless
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) it′s oh so dangerous
Verse
Well, there′s another side to this story
For there's a mean kinda beast a-lurking
And it hunts these streets, and it may call you by a whistle
If it finds you, pretty woman, the first thing, uh
Verse
T-take care not to antagonise it
Do-don′t offend its fragile ego
Stay calm and kind and polite, darling
Or else the outcome could be lethal
Chorus
Beware, eh-eh-eh-yeah (won't you beware?)
The South London lover boy (the South London lover boy)
They′ll know where to find you (they'll know where to find you)
Especially early when you′re home alone too
Chorus
Beware (beware, beware)
He'll pull up on you in an all-black car
And start reading you poems out the window
He's not looking for a heart, just your pillow to rest his head
Hook
Girls, stay safe out there (there)
Best you stay prepared (ooh)
He′s a South London lover boy
Verse
Alright, girls (it′s so, so, so scary)
Wherever you're listening
In your house, in your car (it′s so, so, beware)
Walking home from work after dark
I need you to repeat after me (it's so, so, so scary)
Stay wary, girls, it′s scary out there, sing (uh, uh, girls)
Hook
Girls, stay safe out there, sing (girls)
Girls, stay safe out there, sing (sing, girls)
Best to stay prepared, sing
Best to stay prepared, sing (it's wild out there, sing)
Girls, stay safe out there, sing
Girls, stay safe out there, sing
It′s best to stay prepared
Uh-uh-uh, we think she needs a chance
Hook
Girls, stay safe out there
Girls, stay safe out there
Best to stay prepared
Best to stay prepared
Oh, girls, stay safe out there
Girls, stay safe out there
Best to stay prepared
Best to stay prepared (oh)
Outro
He's not looking for your heart, just a pillow to rest his head
Ooh, that boy is a South London lover boy
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Writer(s): Raye (3)
Composer(s): Mike Sabath, Pete Clements, Raye (3)
Producer(s): Mike Sabath, Pete Clements, Raye (3)
Performer(s): Raye (3)
Engineer(s): Alex Robinson (4)
THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.
RAYE · Album · 2026